Prime Mover

Today’s Bible reading* presents the famous story of the “wee little man”, Zacchaeus. From an early age, I felt like I could relate to Zacchaeus. Those of you who have met me know why. Probably neither Zacchaeus nor I will ever be the tallest man in the room! It doesn’t bother me so much now…

Justification Misunderstood

Three times in today’s Bible reading* Jesus talks about people who misunderstand justification. Justification has to do with the question of, “What does it take for a person to be right with God?” It was the central question of the Reformation. As I said in my sermon series on the Five Solas of the Reformation,…

Get the Big Picture

Yesterday, I said that believers tend to be shortsighted. As a result, we don’t always get the big picture. In today’s Bible reading*, Paul tells the Philippians about the big picture. Many of us enjoy reading our favorite authors and bloggers. We enjoy listening to our favorite podcasts. We enjoy our favorite Bible teachers. The…

Edify, Stupid!

Paul instructs his readers to live a Godly life in today’s Bible reading*. Nowhere is the idea that you can be saved and then live your life however you want, indulging your fleshly desires. My title above is a tongue-in-cheek way my college friends and I used to remind each other that we should use…